Card-table.



A. E. JOHNSON.

CARD TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED sEPLw. 1916.

1,277,079. Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET A. E. JOHNSON.

CARD TABLE.

APPLICATION'FILED SEP T.19, I916.

Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

mm In mm mm ENE ADAM E. JOHNSON, 0F HOBOKEN. NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO MARK CROSS COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CARD-TABLE.

Application filed September 19, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. Anni E. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Hoboken. in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey. have invented a new and useful Improvement in Card-Tables, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in card tables, with the object inview of making provision for the convenient notation of the score as the game progresses, together with the continuous display to the partici pants of the score as noted, while play is proceeding.

Another object is to make the above named provision without restricting or interfering in any way with the playing service of the table.

Another object consists in providing a framework for supporting the legs, which framework is distinct from that which supports the top.

A further object is to provide certain improvements in the construction. form and arrangement of the various parts, whereby the above named objects may be effectively carried out.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which, I

Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the table. partly broken away,

Fig. 2 represents a bottom plan view of the same,

Fig. 3 representsa side view of the same,

Fig. 4 represents a section taken in the plane of the line IVIV of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. represents a section taken in the plane of the line V-V of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows,

, Fig. 6 represents an enlarged detail horizontal section taken in the plane of the line "I of Fig. looking in the direction of the arrow, and i Fig. 7 represents a detail transverse section of the drawer. taken in the plane of the line VII-VII of Fig. 1. looking in the direction of the arrows.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

Serial No. 121,041.

eral frame members 1, 2, 3, at, and leg framework members 11, 12, 13. let. The last named members are mounted adjacent to and parallel with the peripheral frame members 1, 2, 3. at, and each of them has one end fixed to a peripheral frame member and the other end fixed to another leg frame member, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Furthermore, these leg frame members 11, 12, 13, 14, lie in a plane beneath, and are distinct from the cross-frame members 5, 6; which latter support the top 15, which is preferably com posed of some thin, light material, such as cardboard or binders-board. Each leg is pivoted by means of a screw 16, which passes through one end of the adjacent leg frame member, the leg, and takes into the adjacent peripheral frame member, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Braces 18, 19, 20, 21, are provided for holding the legs in unfolded position; which braces have one end secured to the legs and the other end slidably mounted upon guides or travelers 23, Qet, 25, the said travelers being secured to the leg frame members 11, 12, 13, 14. as clearly shown in Fig. 2. As the particular form of leg members constitutes no part of my present invention, it will not be further described.

The table is provided at two of its corners with means for holding and displaying the score cards. and, as these two arrangements are exactly the same, only one will be described in detail.

A support and guide 26 abuts and engages the cross-frame 6. and peripheral frame member 3, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This support is spaced a short distance from and is parallel to the peripheral frame member 4.

A drawer 27 is slidably mounted in the parts 4 and 26, in which it is supported by shoulders 28, 29. which enter cutaway portions of the said parts l and 26, as clearly shown at the right in Fig. 4. This drawer has a rearwardly extending portion or leaf 30. which is also fitted to slide in the parts l and 26, with which it has a tongue and groove engagement. the tongues being on the part 30.

Immediately above the drawer 27. the top of the table is cut away. to permit the insertion of a sash 31, which consists of four members fitted in the peripheral frame members 3, 4;, the support 26, and a short crosshead 32 which lies between the member 4; and support 26.

A sheet of glass 33, or other transparent material, is fixed inthe sash 31, by means of small nails 34, as clearly shown in Fig. 4:. For the purpose of preventing the drawer 27 from sliding outwardly when the table is being carried in its folded condition, I

provide a leaf spring 27*, which is secured in the peripheral frame member 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 6, and yieldingly bears against the side of the drawer.

The drawer 27 is of such size as to conveniently receive 'a conventional form of score card, such as that designed for bridge table may be finished with a suitable cover- 1 ing 39, composed of felt, leatherette or other desired material.

It will be observed that when the drawer is open, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the score may be entered u on the score cards without removing them from the drawer. During this operation, the rear portion or leaf 30 serves to steady the drawer so that it will not vibrate under the hand of the writer, and also acts as a closure for the .window 33, thereby preventing the exposureof the under portions of the table. After the score has been entered and play is resumed, the

- drawer is closed and the score as noted, is

exposed to the participants in the ame.

By the arrangement above described, I

. have provided a table which accomplishes the objects stated and which is at the same time very rigid, light and sightly in appearance.

It will be understood that various changes -may be resorted to in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; and hence I do not intend to'be limited to the details herein shown and described except as they may be specifically indicated in the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A card table having a top a drawer slidable in said top and adapted to support the score card while the score is being noted thereon, a transparent covering in the top for exposing the card while the drawer is closed, and a rearward extension on the drawer for supporting it during the notation of the score and for simultaneously obstructing the transparent covering.

2. A card table comprising a peripheral frame, a cross frame, a support abutting the two frames and a top having a cutaway portion, the said table having a drawerfor visibly supporting the score card under said cutaway portion, which drawer is slidably mounted in the said frames and support.

3. A card table comprising a peripheral frame, a cross-frame, a support abutting the two frames and a top having a cutaway portion, the said table having .a drawer for visibly supporting a score card under said cutaway portion, which drawer is slidably mounted in the said frames and support and a transparent covering-for the cutaway portion for protecting the drawer when closed.

4. A card table having a top comprising a peripheral frame, across-frame and a support' abutting the two, the said top having a drawer for visibly supporting a score card, which drawer is slidably mounted in the said frames and support, and a rearward extension for steadying the drawer when it is open, said extension being also slidably fitted in the said frames and support.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name this 16th day of September 1916.

' ADAM E. JOHNSON. 

